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Owner of Inventax Lives up to the Name
Geoffrey Rotich, doing business in Shawnee, Kansas, pleaded guilty to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false income tax return and making a false bankruptcy declaration in Federal Court. Rotich owned and operated Inventax, a tax preparation business. Court documents show that in March 20
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readFeb 12, 2019Aretha Franklin’s Estate Gets No Respect from the IRS
According to the IRS, Aretha Franklin’s estate owes $6.3 million in unpaid taxes and $1.5 million in penalties for the tax years 2012-2018. The estate is being audited by the IRS, which filed a claim in probate court in December, 2018. David Bennett, attorney for the estate says that they have alrea
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readFeb 7, 2019Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I’ve been getting letters from the IRS saying I owe back taxes. This is taking over my life and I can’t sleep. What should I do? Answer: Owing money to the IRS or State can be intimidating and throw your life out of whack, but ignoring your back taxes will only make things worse. […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readFeb 5, 2019Funny Tax Quote
It’s easy to find out who is going to become a tax collector. In the nursery, give all the kids lemons. The one who squeezes it dry is going to work for the IRS.
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 31, 2019Marketer’s Key Performance Indicator Scores a Zero with the IRS
Craig Walcott of Monument, CO, pled guilty to one count of attempting to evade the payment of income taxes in court in November, 2018. Walcott owned and operated a multi-level nutritional supplemental marketing business and also owned and leased residential real estate. The IRS notified Walcott in A
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 29, 2019Interesting Tax Facts
Since 2001, there have been more than 4.500 changes to the tax code, not including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, signed into law December 22, 2017. More than one-fifth of paper tax returns contain errors. The IRS reports that while the error rate for electronically filed returns is less than 1%
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 24, 2019Pharmacy Owner Will Need Sedatives After Sentencing
Jerry Harper, Jr., the owner of Family Discount Pharmacy with several locations in Virginia, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for failing to account for, and pay, employment taxes. From 1998 to 2014, Harper was responsible for collecting and paying employment taxes for the pharmacy chain. Althou
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 22, 2019What Are the Panama Papers?
Leaked by an anonymous source in 2015, the Panama Papers as they are called today, contained 11.5 million documents detailing financial and attorney/client information taken from the Panamanian law firm and wealth management services of Mossack Fonseca, the fourth biggest offshore law firm worldwide
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 17, 2019Medical Doctor Tests the IRS
Dr. Joseph Jacob Hummel a medical doctor from North Carolina, pled guilty to charges of corruptly obstructing the due administration of the internal revenue laws. As shown in court, Dr. Hummel purchased a home from a friend, who repaid Hummel for the purchase a short time later. While being intervie
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 15, 2019Tax Evasion is What Brought Down Michael Cohen
Once again, it’s tax evasion that will send someone to prison every time, and in Michael Cohen’s case, brought by Federal Prosecutors in New York, it’s no different for the former lawyer of President Trump. Cohen was sentenced to 36 months in prison, which in part was for five counts of tax evasion.
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 10, 2019Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I received a notice from the IRS because I did not have the funds to pay the taxes I owed on my 2017 income tax return. I also was late in filing my tax return. Not only is the IRS demanding the tax I owe, but they have slapped on these huge amounts for […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•2 min readJan 8, 2019IRS Terror Tale of the Month
Unless you have been living under a rock, you've probably heard of Paul Manafort and the millions he failed to pay the IRS in taxes. Due to the brief time Manafort spent as President Donald Trump's campaign manager during the 2016 election, Manafort's tax fraud and other crimes were often spun based
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readJan 3, 2019First Prison Term for Cannabis Related Tax Crimes
After the November 6, 2018 elections, 10 states now have legalized recreation marijuana use, and 31 states have legal medical marijuana. Even though cannabis is still illegal on a federal level, income earned must still be reported on an individual and/or business tax return. Matthew Price, a dispen
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readDec 18, 2018Check Out “Bob’s” Response to an IRS Notice
Dear Sirs: I am responding to your letter denying the deduction for two of the three dependents I claimed on my Federal Tax return. Thank you. I have questioned whether or not these are my children for years. They are evil and expensive. It's only fair that, since they are minors and no longer my […
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•4 min readDec 13, 2018New Jersey Taxpayers: Amnesty Available Until Jan 15th!
Info on NJ Tax Amnesty New Jersey tax amnesty begins November 15, 2018 and ends at midnight on January 15, 2019. Taxpayers have an opportunity to pay their state tax liabilities and one-half of the interest that remains due on November 15, 2018, related to State tax returns due on or after February
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readDec 11, 2018Martial Arts Instructor Will Soon be Wearing an Orange Belt
Marlene Seo, of Arvada, CO pled guilty in court to one count of willfully making and subscribing to a fraudulent corporate income tax return, which means Seo knowingly filled the false return. Seo was the owner and operator of the National Martial Arts Academy. From 2011 to 2013, she deposited incom
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readDec 6, 2018“Inventor” Learns That Even Money Scammed Needs to be Reported to the IRS
Michael Sang Han , formerly of Palm Beach, FL was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of two counts of tax evasion following his conviction for a multi-million dollar tax evasion scheme. Han owned and operated Envion, a company in which he claimed held the patent on converting plastics into
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readDec 6, 2018When Your Business is Teaching Tax Fraud, the IRS Will Surely Find You!
Winston Shrout, of Hillsboro, OR, was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of filing fraudulent financial documents to financial institutions and the US Treasury, and for failing to file tax returns. Shrout held seminars and private meetings to promote and market the use of the fraudulent fin
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readDec 4, 2018Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I just received a letter form the IRS informing me they want to audit my 2017 income tax return. I really didn’t need this right now. What should I do? Answer: First, take a deep breath knowing there is expert help available to you. As part of the IRS’s audit process they’ll ask you […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 27, 2018Funny Tax Quote —
The best measure of a man’s honesty isn’t his tax return. It’s the zero adjust on his bathroom scale. -Arthur C. Clark
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 22, 2018Couple Could Face a Whopping 261 Years in Prison
A federal grand jury issued a 34-count indictment against a Louisiana couple, Denis and Donna Joachim and their company, The Total Financial Group, Inc. In addition to 14 counts of aiding or assisting in the preparation of false statements on federal income tax returns, one count of conspiracy to de
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 20, 2018Arkansas State Senator Gets Caught With His Hands in his Campaign Funds Cookie Jar
Arkansas Senator Jeremy Hutchinson resigned after being indicted on eight counts of wire fraud and four counts of filing false tax returns. The indictment alleges that Hutchinson received $366,220 in campaign contributions from 2010-2017 and converted more than $200,000 for his personal use during t
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 15, 2018Former Justice of the Peace at War with the IRS
Keith Bee, a former Justice of the Peace, in Pima County, AZ, faces three counts of making a false tax return and one count of corruptly endeavoring to impede the administration of internal revenue laws. Bee was also the owner of Bee Line Transportation, a bus company, and from 2011 to 2013, claimed
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 13, 2018The IRS by the Numbers
-The Gettysburg address is 269 words, the Declaration of Independence is 1,337 words, and the Bible is only 773,000 words. However, the tax law has grown from 11,400 words in 1913 to 7 million words today. -The IRS sends out 8 billion pages of forms and instructions each year. Laid end to end, they
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 8, 2018Some Real and Really Bad Excuses for Not Filing Taxes
I couldn’t complete my tax return, because my husband left me and took our accountant with him. I am currently trying to find another accountant. I work for myself, but a colleague borrowed my tax return to photocopy it and lost it. My tax return was on my yacht, which caught fire. […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 6, 2018Spa Owner Must Like Prison Better Than his Resorts
William Whittington of Scottsdale, AZ, who was previously sent to prison in 1987 for evading income tax and importing multiple tons of marijuana, was sentenced to prison again in October, 2018. The former owner and director of the Springs Resort & Spa was given a term of 18 months in prison for fili
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readNov 1, 2018Your IRS Questions Answered Here…
Question: I’m currently separated from my spouse, who owns his own business, and we are in the process of getting a divorce. I have always filed jointly with my spouse and now the IRS is sending me notices stating I owe $35,000. I have no idea how they are coming up with this amount as […]
Gregory McCauley Jr., Esq.•1 min readOct 30, 2018Showing 514–540 of 825 articles
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